BBC: Financial crisis at-a-glance: 6 Oct
BBC: Financial crisis at-a-glance: 6 Oct 1649: The FTSE 100 Index of leading shares closed down 7.85% at 4589 points, a drop of 391 points.
1638: The Cac 40 in Paris closes down 9%, the worst fall in percentage terms since its creation in 1988.
1534: Russia’s dollar-denominated RTS stock market closes down 19%, its worst one-day fall on record. The index closes at 866.39 points, down 65% from the all-time high reached in May this year.
1435: Trading on Brazil’s stock market is suspended half an hour after opening following a 10% fall on the main index.
1430: On Wall Street the Dow Jones opens down 208 points, or 2%, at 10,117.
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